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I had such a great time making a raw, vegan pad thai with julienned carrots recently that I decided to try something else with julienned carrots and some other veggies cut with the spiral cutter. Then part of the adventure was making a salad dressing that would compliment the veggies. If you don’t have a julienne slicer or a spiral slicer this would also work well with a veggie peeler and a knife to cut any thicker slices.

Zucchini, Beat and Carrot Salad

4 or 5 carrots, julienned lengthwise
3 or 4 medium zucchini, cut in the spiral slicer
1 large beet, peeled and cut in the spiral slicer

Optional – chopped green onion, blanched mushrooms

toss the carrots and the beets with a bit of salt and set aside to wilt it a bit. If you don’t want to use any salt even though you will be rinsing it thoroughly then blanch them very quickly then soak in ice water to stop the cooking processes.

I love this for breakfast or as a snack. It’s so amazingly crunchy and satisfying. It has a nice rich dark chocolate taste and isn’t very sweet. You can throw in cocoa nibs, coconut or other nuts too…have fun with it.

While you’re soaking the buckwheat combine the rest of your ingredients.

Spread on non-stick dehydrator sheets thinly (under 1 cm thick) then dehydrate for 7 hours at 105 degrees. Flip over using any spare sheets or parchment paper and dehydrate another 5-6 hours so that it is very dry.

Let cool and store in a sealed container for up to 1 month.

If you want this to be sweeter add more dates or even some of your favourite sweetener such as maple syrup, agave or honey…it all depends on whether or you’re a hardcore raw foodist or dabbling.